What is Indonesia’s National Cyber Agency?

Indonesia is working to create a national cyber agency aimed at bolstering its defenses against online attack and raising public awareness about the danger of cyber crime.

During a two-day meeting last week led by Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, officials and business people met to discuss how the agency would be structured. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno said the agency will comprise people from both the public and private sector.

Among the agency’s expected tasks will be monitoring all online activity for indications of attack, such as hacking, said Yono Reksoprodjo, an adviser to the Mr. Purdijanto. A monitoring system is especially important for the financial industry and transportation, Mr. Reksoprodjo said, since any major attacks on those sectors could affect the country’s economy and transportation safety.

How will the agency operate to achieve this ambitious task? Here’s a short answer.